Decorating Cents

Some of my favorite ladies are hosting a Roomspiration Party.  Today is Living Rooms over at View Along the Way . I've linked up my Family Room .   Go on over and check out some of the great rooms!

Since the weather is starting to change, I decided to slowly start adding fall decor.  I've started with my front door.  I found a grape vine wreath at the thrift store and ripped all the old decor off.  It was horrible.  I should have taken a before pic.  I added some faux leaves, gourds, pumpkins, and berries from the dollar store. Love it.  I think it looks a lot like the Pottery Barn Harvest Fruits Wreath .  No way am I paying $89.50 for a wreath.   I also just saw some similar at Michael's that were marked down to $24.99.  I made mine for a few bucks.   Go me. Now I need to add more stuff to the porch. Linking up at Southern Lovely * Not Just a Housewife * Savvy Southern Style * Creating My Way to Success  * Sew Much Ado * Sew Woodsy * Handy Man Crafty Woman * Someday Crafts * Organize and Decorate Everything * Momma Hen * The Thrifty Home * My Girlish Whims * Sweet Peas ...

Hello out there.  Happy Monday. My Girl's Room Reveal was featured twice over the weekend.  Both Remodelaholic and The 36th Avenue gave me a shout out.  I'm so flattered and honored!! Please drop by here and here to see my features. Thanks ladies for featuring me!

Our home is only 4 years old so it stumps me that the builder used brass light fixtures on the outside.  The doorknobs and light fixtures in the house are either nickel, chrome, or white.  Since we moved in, I have hated the brass lights outside.  I think it ages the home a bit, despite the modern exterior. Notice the metal pieces on the garage door are black.  Total clash with the brass right?  We had originally bought new black lanterns a few months back but returned them because I was determined we would save some money and paint the existing ones.  This project has been on my list for a while but I finally decided to tackle it.   I unscrewed all the pieces from the lantern but left the wired base attached.   I wasn't in the mood to mess with electricity.  I wanted this to be a simple fix.   I made a template from poster board to keep from spray painting the brick. The other pieces were laid out to...

The kitchen has been started.  It has gotten a coat of paint and we bought new stainless appliances when we moved in.  The hardwood floors were not extended into this space.  We weren't really sure how the hardwoods would hold up in the kitchen.  We have plenty of flooring left so finishing this space wouldn't be an issue. There's lots of space in here where the whole family can be in there and not bump into each other.  I would say we have double the cabinet space as our previous home.  Although I love the amount of cabinets, I don't love the color of them.  We are eventually going to stain the cabinets darker.  This should keep the cabinets from blending in to the wall color, which I am thinking about changing also.  We are also going to install a tile backsplash. The window brings in great light in the daytime. Here's a before of the same space. In this corner is my re-vamped knife block.  The knif...

Hi every one!   Hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Today I am Guest Posting at KJ and Co .   Krista is hosting a great series called Bloggers Back to School.  At Krista's I am sharing an outfit I would wear if I were going back to school this fall.  It was always fun shopping for new clothes and school supplies.   Go on over to see my outfit here and be sure to say hi to Krista.